Euro 2012: The best photos

Updated 10:26 AM ET, Thu August 22, 2013

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Spain's soccer team celebrates with the Euro 2012 trophy on a double-decker bus during the victory parade in Madrid on Monday. Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the final match on Sunday. Euro 2012, bringing together 16 of Europe's best national soccer teams, began June 8 in Poland and Ukraine. Look back at the action and atmosphere.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Supporters of Spain's national soccer team are hosed down before the team's victory parade in Madrid on Monday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Spain's team arrives at Cibeles Square on top of a double-decker bus Monday after parading through Madrid.

Euro 2012: The best photos – Italy fans cheer ahead of the match against Spain.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A fan rallies before the Italy-Spain final.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – The national flags of the competing nations are carried around the pitch during the closing ceremony before the Euro 2012 final in Kiev.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Spain fans gear up for the match against Italy on Sunday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – The Italian team celebates their victory over Germany at the end of the Euro 2012 football championships semifinal match on Thursday, June 28, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.

Euro 2012: The best photos – Mario Balotelli of Italy gears up for the match against England on Sunday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Xabi Alonso of Spain scores the second goal from the penalty spot during the quarter final match between Spain and France at Donbass Arena on Saturday, June 23, in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery of France look dejected after defeat during the quarter final match between Spain and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Xabi Alonso of Spain scores the second goal from the penalty spot during the quarter final match between Spain and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Franck Ribery of France and David Silva of Spain challenge for the ball.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Xabi Alonso of Spain challenges Florent Malouda of France during the quarter final match between Spain and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Xabi Alonso of Spain celebrates after scoring the first goal with Cesc Fabregas during Spain's quarterfinal match against France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Franck Ribery of France challenges David Silva of Spain.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Gael Clichy of France and David Silva of Spain contend for the ball.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Anthony Reveillere of France is closed down by Andres Iniesta of Spain.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – At least two fans of Spain and France were able to put aside their differences for Saturday's Euro 2012 quarterfinal game.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – The Spanish team lines up ahead of the quarterfinal match between Spain and France.

Euro 2012: The best photos – Cesc Fabregas of Spain reacts during the quarterfinal match between Spain and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A Spanish fan enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the quarterfinal match between Spain and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Jordi Alba of Spain in action with Mathieu Debuchy of France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Xabi Alonso of Spain scores the first goal past Hugo Lloris of France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Xabi Alonso of Spain celebrates after scoring the first goal during the quarterfinal match between Spain and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A giant German football shirt is seen in the crowd during the quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece at The Municipal Stadium on Friday, June 22, in Gdansk, Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Dimitris Salpigidis of Greece fouls Mats Hummels of Germany during the quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Manuel Neuer of Germany dives the wrong way as Dimitris Salpigidis of Greece (not pictured) scores from the penalty spot during the quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Georgios Samaras of Greece dribbles by Sami Khedira, left, and Jerome Boateng of Germany during the quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany tackles Nikos Liberopoulos of Greece during the quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Miroslav Klose of Germany scores their third goal during the quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Georgios Samaras of Greece scores the team's first goal past Manuel Neuer of Germany.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sami Khedira of Germany celebrates scoring the team's second goal with Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany against Greece.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sami Khedira of Germany scores the team's second goal past Michalis Sifakis of Greece.

Euro 2012: The best photos – Fans for Germany show their spirit in the Municipal Stadium in Gdansk.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Jan Rezek of Czech Republic and Pepe of Portugal battle for the ball during the quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Portugal on Thursday, June 21.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Petr Jiracek of the Czech Republic and teammates look dejected after conceding the opening goal to Portugal.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates during the quarter final match against the Czech Republic.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Tomas Sivok and David Limbersky of Czech Republic defend the attack of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Tom Hubschman of Czech Republic defends against Portugal's Nani during the quarter final between Czech Republic and Portugal at The National Stadium on June 21, 2012 in Warsaw.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Joao Pereira of Portugal and Vaclav Pilar of Czech Republic jump for the ball.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Portgual's Cristiano Ronaldo attempts an overhead kick during the Euro 2012 quarter final match between the Czech Republic and Portugal at the National Stadium on Thursday, June 21, in Warsaw, Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A Czech Republic fan celebrates during a quarter-final match between the Czech Republic and Portugal on Thursday in Warsaw, Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A Portugal fan holds up a sign during the quarter-final match between the Czech Republic and Portugal.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Miguel Veloso of Portugal and Vladimir Darida of Czech Republic battle for the ball during the quarter-final match between Czech Republic and Portugal.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Helder Postiga of Portugal tackles Tomas Sivok of Czech Republic during the quarter-final match.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Ziatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden scores the opening goal during the group D match against France on Tuesday, June 19.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Franck Ribery of France goes past Andreas Granqvist of Sweden during the match between Sweden and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden celebrates his goal during the group D match against France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Karim Benzema of France is challenged by Jonas Olsson of Sweden during the match between Sweden and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Marko Devic of Ukraine reacts during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Wayne Rooney of England scores their first goal during the match between England and Ukraine on Tuesday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Head coach Oleh Blokhin of Ukraine shouts instructions during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – John Terry of England clears an effort from Marko Devic of Ukraine off the line during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden celebrates his goal with Jonas Olsson, left, and Martin Olsson during the match between Sweden and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Wayne Rooney of England controls the ball during the match between England and Ukraine.

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euro 2012 tues 06 – Yaroslav Rakytskyy of Ukraine and Danny Welbeck of England compete for the ball during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Wayne Rooney of England clashes with Denys Garmash of Ukraine during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Franck Ribery of France is tackled by Anders Svensson of Sweden during the match between Sweden and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – England fans soak up the atmosphere during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Danny Welbeck of England beats Yevhen Khacheridi of Ukraine to the ball during the match between England and Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A young Ukraine fan shows enthusiasm ahead of the match between England and Ukraine on Tuesday, June 19.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – England's fans get ready for the match against Ukraine at Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Euro 2012: The best photos – Fans of Portugal rally ahead of the team's match against Netherlands in Metalist Stadium.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sami Khedira of Germany and Christian Eriksen of Denmark compete for the ball.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Fans of Germany dress up for the match against Denmark.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal looks on before the match against the Netherlands.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A Danish fan enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the team's match against Germany.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Dutch fans cheer during the match against Portugual on Sunday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Georgios Samaras, Giannis Maniatis and Giorgos Tzavelas of Greece celebrate victory during the match between Greece and Russia on Saturday, June 16.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Giorgos Tzavelas of Greece celebrates during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Damien Perquis of Poland lies on the pitch at the final whistle during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Poland fans look on during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Giorgos Karagounis of Greece, center, celebrates Greece's victory over Russia and and adnvancement to the quarter finals during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Robert Lewandowski of Poland sits dejected at the final whistle during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Aleksandr Anyukov of Russia and Georgios Samaras of Greece battle for the ball during the group A match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sergey Ignashevich, Aleksey Berezutskiy and Igor Denisov of Russia look dejected during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Petr Jiracek of Czech Republic celebrates scoring the first goal with Milan Baros of Czech Republic during the group A match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Dariusz Dudka of Poland goes in to win the ball during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Giorgos Karagounis of Greece reacts after he receives a yellow card for diving from referee Jonas Eriksson during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Giorgos Karagounis of Greece, center, celebrates scoring the opening goal with teammates, left to right, Kostas Katsouranis, Giannis Maniatis and Sotiris Ninis during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Giorgos Karagounis of Greece scores the opening goal past Vyacheslav Malafeev of Russia during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Eugen Polanski of Poland brings down Vaclav Pilar of Czech Republic during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Giorgos Karagounis of Greece scores the opening goal under pressure from Yuriy Zhirkov of Russia during the match between Greece and Russia on Saturday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Yuriy Zhirkov of Russia jumps over the challenge by Dimitris Salpigidis of Greece during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Football fans enjoy the atmopshere during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Petr Jiracek of Czech Republic looks on during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Robert Lewandowski of Poland tackles Theodor Gebre Selassie of Czech Republic during the group match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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euro 2012 sat 33 – Andrey Arshavin of Russia falls under the challenge by Giorgos Tzavelas of Greece during the the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A Greece fan enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Russian fans enjoy the atmosphere ahead of the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Kostas Katsouranis of Greece and Denis Glushakov of Russia tussle for the ball during the match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Jakub Blaszczykowski of Poland jumps to avoid a challenge from Petr Cech of Czech Republic during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Football fans enjoy the atmopshere ahead of the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – The Greece team celebrate during match between Greece and Russia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – David Limbersky of Czech Republic is tackled by Dariusz Dudka of Poland during the match between Czech Republic and Poland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Martin Olsson of Sweden celebrates after Glen Johnson of England fails to stop Olof Mellberg of Sweden's goal during the group D match between Sweden and England on Friday, June 15, in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sweden celebrates after Olof Mellberg of Sweden scored its first goal during the match between Sweden and England.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Olof Mellberg of Sweden scores Sweden's second goal against England in the Sweden-England matchup.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden and John Terry of England clash during the match between Sweden and England.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Danny Welbeck of England scores the third goal past Andreas Isaksson of Sweden.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sweden fans show their support before the group D match between Sweden and England.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – England fans soak up the atmopshere ahead of the Sweden-England matchup.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Andy Carroll, right, of England celebrates the first goal with captain Steven Gerrard during the match between Sweden and England.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Andreas Granqvist of Sweden is tackled by Andy Carroll of England during the Sweden-England matchup.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Andy Carroll of England heads the first goal during the match between Sweden and England.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Yohan Cabaye of France scores the second goal past Oleh Husyev of Ukraine during the match between Ukraine and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Yevhen Selin of Ukraine and Yevhen Khacheridi put pressure on Jeremy Menez of France during the group D match between Ukraine and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Yohan Cabaye of France celebrates a goal with Karim Benzema of France during the Ukraine-France matchup.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – A man looks on after play was suspended due to bad weather during the match between Ukraine and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Painted Ukraine fans enjoy themselves before the Euro 2012 group D match between Ukraine and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – After minutes of playing, torrential rainfall caused the Ukraine vs. France game to be temporarily suspended on Friday.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Fans endure the rains during the match between Ukraine and France.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Ukraine's Yevhen Konoplyanka, right, battles France's Mathieu Debuchy for control of the ball Friday in a group D match.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Players leave the field Friday after weather caused the Ukraine vs. France game to be suspended.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Shay Given of Republic of Ireland tosses the towel during the group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, on Thursday, June 14.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Sean St Ledger, Shay Given and Richard Dunne of Republic of Ireland sit dejected after Fernando Torres of Spain scored Spain's third goal during the Spain-Ireland match.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Shay Given of Republic of Ireland makes a save during the match between Spain and Ireland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Republic of Ireland fans look on during the Spain-Ireland match.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Jonathan Walters of Republic of Ireland clashes with Xabi Alonso of Spain during the match between Spain and Ireland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Fernando Torres of Spain celebrates scoring the team's third goal during the match between Spain and Ireland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Fans make their voices heard during the Group C match between Spain and Ireland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Fernando Torres of Spain scores the team's first goal against Ireland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – David Silva of Spain battles for the ball with Damien Duff of Ireland.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Croatia's Mario Mandzukic and his teammate Darijo Sma celebrate the team's game-tying goal against Italy in Poznan, Poland, on Thursday, June 14.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Mario Balotelli of Italy makes his case during Thursday's match against Croatia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Ognjen Vukojevic and Ivan Perisic of Croatia stand by after a flare was thrown onto the field.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Gianluigi Buffon of Italy gestures during the match against Croatia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Gordon Schildenfeld of Croatia and Sebastian Giovinco of Italy battle for the ball.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Luka Modric of Croatia is marshalled by Mario Balotelli of Italy.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Emanuele Giaccherini of Italy clashes with Darijo Srna of Croatia.

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Euro 2012: The best photos – Stipe Pletikosa of Croatia fails to stop a goal from a free kick by Andrea Pirlo of Italy.